Prevalence of overweight - Reception - ICP Outcomes Framework - Resident Locality

This dataset presents the percentage of children aged 4 to 5 years in Reception who are classified as overweight or living with obesity. The data is sourced from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), managed by NHS England, and provides a snapshot of early childhood weight status across England. It is a key indicator for monitoring trends in childhood obesity and informing public health interventions aimed at improving children's health outcomes.

Rationale

The rationale behind this indicator is to reduce the proportion of children in Reception who are overweight or obese. Early childhood is a critical period for establishing healthy behaviours, and excess weight at this age is associated with a higher risk of obesity and related health conditions later in life. Monitoring this metric supports targeted prevention strategies and policy development.

Numerator

The numerator is the number of children in Reception (aged 4 to 5 years) with a valid height and weight measurement who are classified as living with obesity or severe obesity, as recorded by the NCMP.

Denominator

The denominator is the total number of children in Reception (aged 4 to 5 years) with a valid height and weight measurement recorded by the NCMP.

Caveats

There is potential for error in the collection, collation, and interpretation of the data. This includes possible bias due to poor response rates or selective opt-out by participants, which may affect the representativeness of the results.

External References

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Localities Explained

This dataset contains data based on either the resident locality or registered locality of the patient, a distinction is made between resident locality and registered locality populations:

• Resident Locality refers to individuals who live within the defined geographic boundaries of the locality. These boundaries are aligned with official administrative areas such as wards and Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs).
• Registered Locality refers to individuals who are registered with GP practices that are assigned to a locality based on the Primary Care Network (PCN) they belong to. These assignments are approximate—PCNs are mapped to a locality based on the location of most of their GP surgeries. As a result, locality-registered patients may live outside the locality, sometimes even in different towns or cities.

This distinction is important because some health indicators are only available at GP practice level, without information on where patients actually reside. In such cases, data is attributed to the locality based on GP registration, not residential address.

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